Southampton host relegation rivals Fulham on Wednesday
Wednesday 27 February 2019 14:49, UK
Jan Siewert believes bottom-of-the-table Huddersfield have what it takes to stay in the Premier League this season, but history says it is going to take a miracle to survive.
Steve Mounie scored a dramatic injury-time winner to end Huddersfield's three-month winless run as they beat Wolves 1-0 on Tuesday night to move on to 14 points.
Meanwhile, 19th-placed Fulham travel to fellow strugglers Southampton on Wednesday evening looking for a win that would move them on to 20 points in the standings.
Either way, though, no team has ever avoided the drop having collected 17 points or fewer after 28 games of a Premier League campaign before.
But, there is still some hope for both clubs as these past great escapes demonstrate…
Scenario with 10 games to go: Had 18 points and were eight points behind 17th-placed West Brom.
Outcome: Harry Redknapp's side managed to pick up 20 points in the run-in to finish in 17th, with their survival guaranteed thanks to a final-day 2-1 win at Wigan Athletic - secured thanks to Matt Taylor's penalty - a victory that relegated West Brom and Birmingham.
Scenario with 10 games to go: Had just 19 points and were sitting six points behind Bolton in 17th.
Outcome: Roy Hodgson masterminded Fulham's great escape after securing 17 points in their final 10 games to stay up on goal difference from Reading. However, the Cottagers still needed to win their final three away games to beat the drop, culminating in a 1-0 victory at Portsmouth on the last day of the campaign.
Scenario with 10 games to go: Had also picked up just 19 seven points to leave the Foxes seven points behind 17th-in-the-table Sunderland, although they had played one game less than all their relegation rivals.
Outcome: Nigel Pearson's men somehow managed to turn their form on its head by accruing an incredible 22 points from their final 10 fixtures, with their survival confirmed with a draw at Sunderland in May 2015.
And this is the most amount of points ever gained from a relegation-threatened club with just 10 games to go of a Premier League season.
A run like that for either Huddersfield, or Fulham, and they will certainly have a chance of playing in the Premier League next season.
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